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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
A comprehensive and meticulous history (i.e. illness of family members, recent visit to the tropics, medication), repeated physical examination (i.e. [[skin rash]], [[eschar]], [[lymphadenopathy]], [[heart murmur]]) and a myriad of laboratory tests (serological, [[blood culture]], immunological) are the cornerstone of finding the cause. | A comprehensive and meticulous history (i.e. illness of family members, recent visit to the tropics, medication), repeated physical examination (i.e. [[skin rash]], [[eschar]], [[lymphadenopathy]], [[heart murmur]]) and a myriad of laboratory tests (serological, [[blood culture]], immunological) are the cornerstone of finding the cause. | ||
==Laboratory Findings== | ==Laboratory Findings== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Synonyms and keywords: febris continua e causa ignota; febris e causa ignota; febris E.C.I.; fever/pyrexia of obscured/undetermined/uncertain/unidentifiable/unknown focus/origin/source; fever/pyrexia without a focus/origin/source; FUO; PUO
Overview
A comprehensive and meticulous history (i.e. illness of family members, recent visit to the tropics, medication), repeated physical examination (i.e. skin rash, eschar, lymphadenopathy, heart murmur) and a myriad of laboratory tests (serological, blood culture, immunological) are the cornerstone of finding the cause.